Apoqnmatulti’k held a session as part of the OTN Symposium on November 15, 2021.
This session featured the student researchers of Apoqnmatulti’k and their perspectives on bringing together Mi’kmaw, local, and western ways of knowing for aquatic stewardship.
The session was moderated by Megan Bailey and Alanna Syliboy and explored:
- Pairing and applying different ways of knowing for research
- How this research could be used by communities and decision-makers
- Challenges, successes, and lessons learned
About the speakers:
Caelin Murray is a master’s student at Dalhousie University studying seasonal habitat use of katew (American eel) in the Bras d’Or Lake.
Gabrielle Deveau is a master’s student at Acadia University studying the habitat preferences and feeding behaviours of juvenile katew (American eel) in the Minas Basin and surrounding river systems.
Lindsay Carroll is a master’s student at Acadia University studying the spawning migrations of punamu (Atlantic tomcod) in the Minas Basin.
Shannon Landovskis is a master's student at Dalhousie University studying the movements and habitat use of jakej (American lobster) in the Bras d'Or Lake.
Megan Bailey is an associate professor at Dalhousie University. Her research focuses on cooperative fisheries management and governance. Megan works with small and large-scale fisheries and coastal communities around the world, and is a member of the Apoqnmatulti'k steering committee.
Alanna Syliboy is the Mi’kmaw knowledge & community engagement manager at Aquatic Resources & Fisheries Management. Alanna is the community liaison for Apoqnmatulti'k in the Bay of Fundy.